Re: RFC 9978 on Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Stability

Congratulations authors and working group! Another document with a long path to completion, but worth the effort.

-- Jeff

> On Jun 29, 2026, at 19:04, rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org wrote:
> 
> A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.
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>        RFC 9978
> 
>        Title:      Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) Stability
>        Author:     A. Mishra,
>                    M. Jethanandani,
>                    A. Saxena,
>                    S. Pallagatti,
>                    M. Chen
>        Status:     Experimental
>        Stream:     IETF
>        Date:       June 2026
>        Mailbox:    mishra.ashesh@outlook.com,
>                    mjethanandani@gmail.com,
>                    ankurpsaxena@gmail.com,
>                    santosh.pallagatti@gmail.com,
>                    mach.chen@outlook.com
>        Pages:      19
> 
> 
>        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-bfd-stability-21
> 
>        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9978
> 
>        DOI:        10.17487/RFC9978
> 
> This document describes extensions to the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) protocol to measure BFD Stability. Specifically, it describes a mechanism for the detection of BFD packet loss.
> 
> This document is a product of the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Working Group of the IETF.
> 
> EXPERIMENTAL: This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the
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